ROYAL OAK - Kathleen Norton Schock joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to update what’s happening with her podcast series, called Diva Tech Talk, and the latest news and information about the Michigan Council of Women in Technology, including the MCWT IT Executive Connection Summit 2018 Thursday at the Marriott Hotel in
SAN FRANCISCO - More than half a million routers and network devices in 54 countries have been infected with sophisticated malware, researchers from Cisco's Talos Intelligence Group warn. The malware, which the security researchers are calling VPNFilter, contains a killswitch for routers, can steal logins and passwords, and can monitor industrial control systems. An attack
ANN ARBOR — Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. announced what it called “a major breakthrough in the construction of DNA encoding for spider silk proteins.” Kraig has developed techniques to splice spider genes into silkworms, leading the silkworms to produce silk that has some of the high strength properties of spiderweb material. The new protocols were
ANN ARBOR — Esperion Therapeutics Inc. announced positive top-line results from the third of five pivotal Phase 3 studies expected to be reported this year to evaluate the efficacy in lowering so-called bad cholesterol. The tests were done on Esperion's, lead drug candidate, bempedoic acid, at a dose of 180 milligrams, vs. placebo in high-risk patients
ANN ARBOR — Duo Security, the Ann Arbor-based provider of cybersecurity products and services, has released its third annual Duo Trusted Access Report, a look at the security state of the employees, contractors, devices and applications that make up the IT environments of Duo’s more than 10,000 customers worldwide. The 2018 report analyzes nearly 11
ANN ARBOR — The Ann Arbor customer relationship analysis firm ForeSee has introduced a new version of its ForeSee CX Suite. The company says the software helps companies turn customer feedback into concrete steps to improve customer satisfaction, and identifies which actions will provide the most help. The latest version of the ForeSee CX Suite
ROYAL OAK - Cybernoor Corporation, a leading provider of Oracle platform systems and solutions, has shown continuous growth since its inception, serving customers with some of the largest Oracle implementations in the world. President and CEO Ahmed Almomari talks about his company on this segment of M2 TechCast. He said Cybernoor has been recognized by
LANSING - Michigan One Fair Wage left itself a substantial cushion in submitting petitions Monday that would put a $12 minimum wage before the Legislature and likely on the November ballot. The group argued its move was a win for workers, but opponents were quick to argue it would mean job, and potentially business, losses.
HOUGHTON - Four technologies from universities across Michigan that demonstrate commercial potential in applied advanced materials earned funding from the Michigan Technological University Translational Research and Commercialization statewide Innovation Hub. The support will help them continue their path toward commercialization. Michigan Tech engineering faculty led two of the projects. The MTRAC program, in partnership
DETROIT – Comcast on Tuesday announced the national availability of xFi Pods, small adaptive pods that plug into any electrical outlet, pair with either the xFi Wireless Gateway or the xFi Advanced Gateway, and help customers extend reliable WiFi coverage to hard to reach areas of their home. “Our gateway devices are incredibly powerful, but we
